seaside

Etymology

From Middle English see-syde, sey-syde, see syde, se side, equivalent to sea + side.

noun

  1. The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs
    This summer, I'm going to the seaside at Weymouth - I'm very excited about it!
    I do like to be beside the seaside! Oh, I do like to be beside the sea! I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom, While the brass bands play Tiddely-om-pom-pom! 1907, John A. Glover-Kind (lyrics and music), “I Do Like To be Beside the Seaside”
    The arrival of the railway turned this isolated fishing village into a popular seaside destination for Victorians who came to breathe fresh sea air, clear their lungs or take the waters. January 12 2022, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27

adj

  1. Related to a seaside.

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